A year in Berea
Reading the Bible Together
Join us this year as we enjoy together a fundamental blessing of church life -- reading, studying, and discussing God's word with other believers!
All-Church Experience for 2022 |
What We've Done in Past Years |
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It's an annual tradition at First Church!
Each year, our church family is invited to join together in some year-long study and discussion. We've listed on this page a reminder of the variety of excellent things we've done during the past nine years. And we will continue to build on that foundation in 2022. Our first order of business was to read the Bible. We devoted 2012 to a cover-to-cover reading of the Old and New Testaments. But that approach was necessarily a survey. Now, ten years later, we want to undertake a more in-depth look at selected parts of the Bible. We will meet by Zoom each week on Thursdays at 12:00 noon. Here is the link we will use. |
Here is an accounting of what we have done together in previous years:
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Why Berea?
In the Book of Acts, we read about Paul's missionary journeys through Cyprus, Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Greece, as well as his eventual voyage to Rome. Along the way, we are briefly introduced to the Macedonian city of Berea and the believers there. And the narrator tells us that the Bereans "were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true" (Acts 17:11 NIV).
For generations, Sunday School classes and Bible study groups have adopted the Bereans as their role models. We want to count ourselves among those believers who receive God's message with eagerness and who examine the Scriptures every day. And so our year-long study for 2022 will take as its theme "A Year in Berea" as we examine the Scriptures together.
During this year, we will read samples from the Old Testament law, the history books, the Psalms, the prophets, the Gospels. and the epistles. When we are done, we will have a better knowledge of the Bible as a whole, as well as a more complete and in-depth understanding of the thirteen books we will have read and discussed together.
For generations, Sunday School classes and Bible study groups have adopted the Bereans as their role models. We want to count ourselves among those believers who receive God's message with eagerness and who examine the Scriptures every day. And so our year-long study for 2022 will take as its theme "A Year in Berea" as we examine the Scriptures together.
During this year, we will read samples from the Old Testament law, the history books, the Psalms, the prophets, the Gospels. and the epistles. When we are done, we will have a better knowledge of the Bible as a whole, as well as a more complete and in-depth understanding of the thirteen books we will have read and discussed together.
Our reading in 2022
Genesis |
Psalms |
Deuteronomy |
Judges |
January 6 1-10 |
February 3 1-25 |
February 24 1-11 |
March 24 1-12 |
January 13 11-23 |
February 17 26-50 |
March 3 12-21 |
March 31 13-21 |
January 20 24-36 |
March 17 51-75 |
March 10 22-34 |
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January 27 37-50 |
April 7 76-100 |
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July 28 101-125 |
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September 1 126-150 |
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1 & 2 Samuel |
1 & 2 Kings |
Amos |
Jeremiah |
April 28 1-7 |
June 16 1-7 |
August 4 1-4 |
September 8 1-15 |
May 5 8-16 |
June 23 8-14 |
August 11 5-9 |
September 15 16-32 |
May 12 17-27 |
June 30 15-2 |
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September 22 33-43 |
May 19 28-5 |
July 7 3-13 |
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September 29 44-52 |
May 26 6-12 |
July 14 14-25 |
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June 2 13-24 |
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Matthew |
Hebrews |
1 Corinthians |
October 6 1-7 |
November 3 1-7 |
December 1 1-6 |
October 13 8-13 |
November 10 8-10 |
December 8 7-11 |
October 20 14-20 |
November 17 11-13 |
December 15 12-16 |
October 27 21-28 |
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Weekly reading and discussion schedule
Date |
Book |
Chapters |
January 6 |
Genesis |
1-10 |
January 13 |
Genesis |
11-23 |
January 20 |
Genesis |
24-36 |
January 27 |
Genesis |
37-50 |
February 3 |
Psalms |
1-25 |
February 10 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
February 17 |
Psalms |
26-50 |
February 24 |
Deuteronomy |
1-11 |
March 3 |
Deuteronomy |
12-21 |
March 10 |
Deuteronomy |
22-34 |
March 17 |
Psalms |
51-75 |
March 24 |
Judges |
1-12 |
March 31 |
Judges |
13-21 |
April 7 |
Psalms |
76-100 |
April 14 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
April 21 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
April 28 |
1 Samuel |
1-7 |
May 5 |
1 Samuel |
8-16 |
May 12 |
1 Samuel |
17-27 |
May 19 |
1 & 2 Samuel |
28-5 |
May 26 |
2 Samuel |
6-12 |
June 2 |
2 Samuel |
13-24 |
June 9 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
June 16 |
1 Kings |
1-7 |
June 23 |
1 Kings |
8-14 |
June 30 |
1 & 2 Kings |
15-2 |
July 7 |
2 Kings |
3-13 |
July 14 |
2 Kings |
14-25 |
July 21 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
July 28 |
Psalms |
101-125 |
August 4 |
Amos |
1-4 |
August 11 |
Amos |
5-9 |
August 18 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
August 25 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
September 1 |
Psalms |
126-150 |
September 8 |
Jeremiah |
1-15 |
September 15 |
Jeremiah |
16-32 |
September 22 |
Jeremiah |
33-43 |
September 29 |
Jeremiah |
44-52 |
October 6 |
Matthew |
1-7 |
October 13 |
Matthew |
8-13 |
October 20 |
Matthew |
14-20 |
October 27 |
Matthew |
21-28 |
November 3 |
Hebrews |
1-7 |
November 10 |
Hebrews |
8-10 |
November 17 |
Hebrews |
11-13 |
November 24 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
December 1 |
1 Corinthians |
1-6 |
December 8 |
1 Corinthians |
7-11 |
December 15 |
1 Corinthians |
12-16 |
December 22 |
(no class) |
(no class) |
December 29 |
(no class) |
(no class) |